On Fri, 16 Apr 1999, James FitzGibbon wrote:
> Is there a way to have Exim apply fallback_hosts functionality when the
> result code from the remote end is a 5xx series ?
No.
> Granted, this would re-attempt any remote error through the ISP, which isn't
> an ideal situation, but my concern for the load imposed on their mail server
> is virtually nonexistent....
That's the reason, really. If you get a 5xx error, you really shouldn't
try anything else with that recipient address.
I see your problem, but I'm not at all sure that bodging the rules this
way is the right thing to do.
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